The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving: Amazon.ca: Morgan D. Jones: Books

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An invaluable resource for any manager or professional, this book offers a collection of proven, practical methods for simplifying any problem and making faster, better decisions every time.

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A book that does for problem solving and decision making what Roger Von Oech's "A Whack on the Side of the Head" did for creative thinking, "The Thinker's Toolkit" shows how anyone in business can start making better decisions--with immediate benefits to the bottom line.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good reference for problem analysis - Bush should read this, July 18 2004

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Ramzani ABD RAUB "abang_ramzani" (Cyberjaya, Malaysia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving (Paperback)

I found this book whilst searching for a framework for basic problem solving. This book provides 14 good techniques, the most important I believe are Causal Flow Diagram, Hypothesis Testing and Utility Matrix.

Actually I was triggered to buy this book is because the author was an ex-CIA. I guess when he left, he brought all his techniques with him in his head!

I wish the Bush Administration and Tony Blair should refer to this book (especially the Hypothesis Testing) when they have "irrefutable evidence" that Saddam Hussein has WMD in his cellar.

The reason I did not give him 5-stars is because it is all texts and tables which makes it a dry read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile read, Mar 25 2004

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Some of the material reminds me of operations research techniques. Gives you something hang your hat on as you think about a problem.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid decision making made easy, July 28 2003

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"mbowman2" (Sydney) - See all my reviews

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Enjoyed the book immensely. Here, in amongst much 'release your genius' type stuff is something a little less salesmanship (on offer is just a toolkit and not the possibility of 'unleashing' your latent 'genius') and a good deal more of useable material.
In a business context the ability to establish a framework might not, at first, seem to be something missing - but after sitting through too many meetings where the criteria for establishing a decision is not known the ability to pick one of the tools from this book and get everyone thinking through the same process is worth more than the price alone. Less angst, better decisions.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Mildly interesting. Horrible writing.
The books begins with a series of interesting stories on the psychology of decision-making. Once it gets into the Powerful Techniques it becomes trite, boring and difficult to... Read more

Published on Nov 9 2003 by Jason Hendrickson

3.0 out of 5 stars Same old, same old
Good book but essentially more of the same old, same old. Probably useful for entry level employees, which I think is it's primary value.

Published on Feb 13 2003